Line-casting machine.



L. L. KENNEDY* LINE CASTING MACHINE,

APPLIJATION FILED Nov. 7, 1910 1,1 15,212@ Y l Patented Oct. 27', 19.14.

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To 133 whom, may Concern;

E@ it known this?, LUTHER L. l' n citizen of ffmc United Stmas, resdl 'the borough EL, coun'fsyo' nu a @wie ai; (e milf? have mmmef n k)new and mein imiirm'menu in Jnfe-Cusfing; Machin-ss, which he oow ,Q specicn j.

This in ing machin@ z'presente Mms N0. ices are guage: presenis hamm' dos@ @he mn o a s anni; fm: h 030k ih@ @australeme machina harem d ORE... SSGNGH, T@ MERGENTHALER adapted to mnfne the kaft Thdjaw E lm n, facs, m is mafia of Such sin@ ahnt cove/1" :and Mos, thc mold Slot y., farmed with a 1, a? nfmgad to lie 'tha Inma-fvwm K, @hat moved to and from "'1 ordm t@ confine the its length, leween U be @nsti 1; aciom. l'ln he w E may b@ miey wimss le jaw ,fi 7 a, as to "he mold during @che cast- The right hand j avv' D ght movment enwse, .wier .vw-v and against im -comto a Stop t@ @Havant Ehh@ 'plunger 'which (elvers mi@ hi; mdd. The haw, F is acted a Swing to hdd *ghe jaw D no1- Lolward to the kit, slightly bayond aw p @5-:itif 11,';he Huge? being at out csf wtmn. H the ma- 'cad betwen' the tw@ jaws; Lquist@ length Crowds 'nhe ,zd, causing it to unlock the plum smfmt the casting ucioi. di the going parts; am constructed :m oprall commercial machines.

G, mounted in the main frame K, and urged constantly downward by 'the spring g, itsy lower end being pointed and arrangedv to.

which is an ordinary part of the machine and is carried to -the right and left. This nger -I is the left hand or long finger of the ordinary carriage by which the composed line is transferred from the assembling elevater, through the -intermediate channel,.nto the first elevator of the Mergenthaler linotype machine. This finger forms part of As it is Well understood Uy those skilled in the art, further description of its connection and operatingq devices is considered .unnecessary herein. The pressure of this linger I is suiicient to overcome the resistance of the detent G and to carry the jaw E, as shown, to a position to admit the matrix line between the aws.

While I prefer to use the spring actuated .pin as a detent because of its simplicity and cheapness, it is to be understood that it may be modified in form at will, 0r replaced by an other form of latch or detent which will hold the jaw E temporarily to the right, and which will permit the jaw to be forced backelfzlrd'tq the left after the casting action.

Having described my/invention, what I claim is r l. In a-machine of the. class described, the `combination of a slotted mold, and the jaw movable freely at will across the face of I* the mold to close the slot thereof, and the spring-actuated detent G to engage the jaw adapted to cover the mold, a yielding detent .I

to hold the jaw in said position, and means for automatically movingthe jaw backward notwithstanding the resistance of the yielding detent.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of the movable jaw E and a yielding detent which engages and holds the jaw in adjusted position and is disengaged therefrom by the return movement of the aw. J 4. In a machinevof the class described, and in combination with the sliding jaw E,.a spring actuated detaining pin arranged to engage the jaw in one position and to be disngaged by the removal of the jaw thererom.

5. In a machine ofthe class described, the

combination of the ressure lever F, jaw D, the vopposing jaw adapted to hold the jaws E and D in their extreme right hand positions against the pressure of the lever F.

6. In a typographical machine, the combination of a slotted mold, a pump stop lever, a line clamping jaw movable freely at will across the-face of the mold to close the slot thereofand adapted by such movement to shift the stop lever to inactive position, and a detent for holding'the jaw 1n its moved position so as to maintain the stop lever in its inactive position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand this third day of November, l1910, in

the presence of two attesting` Witnesses.` y p LUTHER L. KENNEDY.

Witnesses:

CAvADoE C. JONES, t Louis GAA. 1

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